US 12,269,198 B2
Handling device, removal station, and method for handling tubular or elongate bowl-shaped workpieces
Roland Wandura, Limburgerhof (DE); and Andreas Betz, Limburgerhof (DE)
Assigned to MA micro automation GmbH, St. Leon-Rot (DE)
Appl. No. 17/773,348
Filed by MA micro automation GmbH, St. Leon-Rot (DE)
PCT Filed Oct. 30, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/080562
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/084094, PCT Pub. Date May 6, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 129 329.4 (DE), filed on Oct. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0149509 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. B29C 45/42 (2006.01); B29C 45/17 (2006.01); B29C 45/76 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 45/1769 (2013.01) [B29C 45/4225 (2013.01); B29C 45/7686 (2013.01); B29C 2045/4233 (2013.01); B29L 2031/712 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handling device (1) for tubular or elongate bowl-shaped workpieces, wherein these workpieces are conveyed or conveyable on a workpiece carrier (T) during their production up until packaging, wherein the workpiece carrier (T) has workpiece receiving spaces (5) arranged in a grid relative to one another, such that defective workpieces located on the workpiece carrier (T) are detectable, and a removal station (25) is provided, with which the defective workpieces can be removed from the receiving spaces (5) of a workpiece carrier (T), such that receiving spaces (5) are vacated, wherein vacated receiving spaces (5) of the workpiece carrier (T) can be loaded with defect-free workpieces using the handling device, the handling device comprises a refill magazine (2) which has magazine spaces (3) arranged adjacent one another, each magazine space having:
a holding element (7) which can be moved up and down and serves to firmly hold and to receive and deliver a defect-free workpiece in each case,
a guide tube (6), wherein the holding element (7) is guided within the guide tube (6), wherein the holding element (7) is movable up and down within the guide tube (6), and wherein the holding element (7) is movable between an extended position, in which the holding element (7) partially protrudes out of the guide tube (6) for gripping the workpiece, and a retracted position, in which the holding element (7) together with a firmly held workpiece is completely received within the guide tube (6) for storing the workpiece, and
an acceleration device (V) provided within the guide tube (6), with which the workpiece can be accelerated out of the guide tube (6) and can be moved to a receiving space (5) of the workpiece carrier (T).